About this episode
In this episode, John catches up with Conor, Joe and Dom from Nothing But Thieves, to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced their latest album ‘Moral Panic’. Loaded up with original demo sessions and ideas recorded while on tour, the boys sift through some of the sounds, stories and musical concepts that shaped their songwriting process. Conor enlightens us on his thoughts about vocal production, breaking down the different shades of his voice across the album. We hear geeky tales of musical maths as well as ideas on the importance of groove and precise rhythmic changes that have the power to completely alter the feel of a song. Listen to find out how a YouTube binge led to the start of a new song, which characters they channelled when recording and why they may have been awarded the key to an East Sussex town. Tracks discussed: Unperson, Is Everybody Going Crazy?, Real Love Song LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES https://linktr.ee/tapenotes Listen to 'Moral Panic' here. 'Moral Panic' - Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective GEAR MENTIONS reVOLVER DX Pedal Eventide Harmonizer Soothe Plugin Moog DFAM Teenage Engineering OP1 Roland TR-808 Roland Juno Korg MS-20 Heil Microphones Neumann U67 Neumann U47 Neve Shelford Channel Vox Amps Fender Telecaster Gibson Les Paul Marshall Amps Gretsch Guitars Epiphone Thunderbird Bass Humbucker Pickups Arturia Synth Emulators Logic Pro OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) Donate KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: Instagram: @tapenotes Twitter: @tapenotes Facebook: @tapenotespodcast To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk